Citizen is The Leader (Sonnet) – Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

I have made a few amendments in my own canon,
I don’t mean going back and removing passages,
as if they never existed, for that’s deception,
rather I point out my errors myself, so you know,
I ain’t infallible, on occasion I have been wrong.

My main two mistakes were with America ‘n soldiers,
I looked upon both with respect in my early years,
until it dawned on me, America is a terrorist state,
and all soldiers are mere puppets to warmongers.

All governments are a facade,
all politicians are merely actors.
In a civilized world citizen is the leader,
obsolete is the profession of world leaders.

In a civilized world I could spend my days writing
mushy poetry, sparing the headache of human rights.
But alas, that is not the case, hence, I’m restless,
sleepless, vacationless, in kindling the human light.